Michael Geist

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Canadas largest media companies came together recently to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. Robert Diab , a law professor at Thompson Rivers University, raised similar thoughts in his own piece on the lawsuit. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

on text data mining and its interpretation as an exception to allegations of copyright infringement, SpicyIP Fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami highlights the key findings of the Court and explores the probable lessons for Indian policymakers in harmonizing copyright with AI and innovation. LAION logo.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2025

A ‘New and Improved’ Pirate Site Blocking Bill If approved, FADPA would allow copyright holders to obtain court orders requiring large Internet service providers (ISPs) and DNS resolvers to block access to pirate sites. Petition : A copyright owner or licensee files a petition in U.S. Copyright Law.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Heres what they write: The UKs AI and copyright consultation will data protection law render any commercial TDM exception ineffective? By way of brief overview of data protection law, under the UK GDPR personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2025

Plaintiff Morgan Howarth , through his legal counsel, filed a complaint against Defendant Premier Aquascapes LTD for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. copyright laws. Court documents claim the Photograph was registered with the United States Copyright Office (USCO) on January 19, 2017.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

DistroKid defends against the direct copyright infringement claim using the volitional conduct argument. However, direct copyright infringement is strict liability, so the volitional conduct provides an important “fast lane” to survive cases that otherwise look dangerous to defendants.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Although copyright infringement wasn’t cited as a reason for the arrest, Telegram has attracted criticism from rightsholders in the past. law enforcement, who are trying to make the site inaccessible. “This message couldn’t be displayed on your device due to copyright infringement” , the updates now read.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The web is riddled with copyright infringing content, ranging from full-length blockbuster films, through small music samples, to reposted celebrity photos on social media. This week, the National Unit for Serious Crime (NSK) announced that a 39-year-old man from Valby had been arrested and charged with copyright infringement.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Bell (Plaintiff), has filed another copyright infringement suit in Indiana ( see past suit ), this time against Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (Bartholomew) and Timothy Bless (Bless), again claiming infringement of his intellectual property. Author, Dr. Keith F.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

. “While this approach aims to protect intellectual property and reduce online piracy, it relies on IP address and domain name system (DNS)-level blocking, making it a potentially extremely blunt instrument to address online copyright infringement,” CCIA writes.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

operating as Fortner Pest Control , for alleged copyright infringement. Over the years, he has filed multiple copyright infringement claims against various parties for unauthorized use of his work (See previous blog posts about these suits here , here , here , and here.).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

A class-action lawsuit filed by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden is one such copyright infringement case. “By downloading through the bit torrent protocol, Meta knew it was facilitating further copyright infringement by acting as a distribution point for other users of pirated books.”

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Somewhat related to a claim of copyright infringement (and often preempted by such a claim – more on that later), is the claim for Right of Publicity. Enforced by Law: Individuals can take legal action against those who violate their right of publicity. State Variations: The right of publicity is recognized in most U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This Kat is pleased to host the following guest contribution from Katfriend Lilliana Swainson (student in the Faculty of Law, Bond University) to provide a summary of the recent Australian case on the subject of copycat products, Hampton Holdings IP Pty Ltd v Aldi Foods Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1452.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to the lawsuit, Unicolors created and registered a copyright in a pattern that H&M used when creating multiple products. This prompted Unicolors to file a copyright infringement lawsuit and, initially, they were victorious, with a jury in the lower court ruling in their favor and awarding them $800,000 in damages.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2025

We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! In doing so, the essay highlights the paradoxical stance of companies on training other ML systems using the output generated by their own ML systems and discusses the copyrightability of ML system-generated output, if any.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO is changing its approach to auditing trademark applications; the production company behind Blade Runner 2049 sues Tesla for AI-aided copyright infringement;a former OpenAI staffer publishes an essay accusing his former employer of breaking copyright law; and Microsoft’s CEO asks countries to change their (..)

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

It also discusses national and international viewpoints on the subject before going into the Indian judiciary’s stance on copyright violations in the social media era. Copyright law is in charge of controlling how literary, artistic, and theatrical works, among others, are used. 1 (2022). [5]

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

1: Arizona Beats Back Copyright Challenge to Car-Dealer Data Law. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the State of Arizona has beat back a copyright challenge to a new car dealer data law as the 9th Circuit has rejected an appeal from software developers. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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The Illusion of More

JANUARY 3, 2025

Copyright infringement should have been decided by the district court as a matter of law, not […] The post Sedlik v. Kat Von D Appeal Prompts Copyright Critics to Weigh In appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2024

law, rightsholders have an option to identify alleged copyright infringers, without directly having to file a lawsuit. Specifically, they allow rightsholders to obtain the personal details of anonymous alleged infringers through third-party service providers. Instead, they can request a DMCA subpoena.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

As such, the direct infringers in this case are the alleged pirate site operators. That is why the publishers are suing for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, alleging that they aid in the direct infringement and willfully ignore or tolerate those infringements. Copyright Office.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Other countries, including Japan, have already written AI exceptions into law. Not just for copyright holders, but also for American tech giants. This raises concerns. In the U.S.,

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The concrete injury inquiry asks whether plaintiffs can identify a “close historical or common-law analogue” for their asserted harm, a standard that the Court said isn’t tethered to “evolving beliefs about what kinds of suits should be heard in federal courts.” Concrete Harm and AI Copyright Cases: A High Bar?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

On April 13, Ben Dickson at The Next Web received an email from a lawyer with the name Nicole Palmer with the subject “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”. That didn’t stop his investigations, as he realized that the law firm and the lawyer were both fake. First, the subject of DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice is strange.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

1: BET Must Face Copyright Claim Over ‘House Party’ Web Show. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Black Entertainment Television (BET) will have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit by Walkie Check Productions over BET’s Instagram Live show House Party.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The IPO has said that it will continue evaluating potential changes to copyright law but did not set a timetable. 2: Maryland Defends Its Library E-book Law, Seeks Dismissal of AAP Lawsuit. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. 2: China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs. 3: Chris Brown ‘No Guidance’ Copyright Lawsuit Dropped By Accuser. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Under the agreement, Internet providers will voluntarily block sites that are deemed to be copyright infringing; no court order needed. MPA Complaint Results in First Blockades In March, the MPA was the first rightsholder representative to file a copyright infringement complaint under the new administrative site blocking rules.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that trainer Megan Roup has filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by fellow trainer Tracy Anderson over allegedly copyright-infringing exercise routines. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Specifically, they alleged that the company failed to terminate repeat infringers. A Texas federal jury found Grande guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement, and the ISP was ordered to pay $47 million in damages to the record labels. $47 law according to the ISP.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2025

At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part. Unusable Data Blocks and Meta’s Firewall The experts essentially differ on what can be seen as evidence of copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This maneuver blurs the lines between defamation and copyright law, raising questions about the appropriate remedies for defamation and the jurisdictional authority of courts in such matters. Copyright Remedies Defamation and copyright law are distinct legal frameworks with separate objectives and definitions.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. First off today, Kendall Heebink at Law Street reports that a pair of pizza companies have been sued by Prepared Food Photos, Inc. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

2: Movie Studios Sue Free Streaming Website Primewire For ‘Mass Online Copyright Piracy’. Next up today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street Media reports that a half dozen movie studios have filed a lawsuit against the free streaming service Primewire alleging that the service is engaged in widespread piracy.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement. However, after Prince died in 2016, it was revealed that Warhol actually made an additional 14 prints using the photograph.

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